Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-14
The Panhandle Thefts Are
Found to be Of Greater
Magnitude.
Magnificent Establishment
Burned to the Ground
in Chicago.
The Stove-Moulders' War
Has Extended to
Pittsburg.
Mast Pay the FaII AmOunt-Rstarn Of
the CAstaways BIains's OoaditIon--
Defeated in Michigan - One
Hundred Years-Latter
Day Saints.
The Railroad Rahbery.

The Railroad Robbery.
PTrTsBURa, April Is. The aoeempiiees
OF the railroad thieves are rssortine 20
threats 70 intimidate the PanhaadIe
Railr0ad officials. Two mere arrests
BsFth and Andrew smith, brakemen,
supposed TO be implicated IN the rob
berries, we're surprised &c their homes.
short time ago and has since been work
inc on the BAliimere 4 Ohio.
Jehn Simms, ChairmaR Of the Broth
erhood on the Panhandle Railroad,
states that be has been employed on
Daring that time he has never seen
The Brotherhood, be said. would EN-.
IL possible, establish their innocenee.
II prosfs were shown Of their guilt,
however, the Brotherhood would assist
la their conviction. Is also will bring
aetion against the company for dam
ages IL the charges against any Of the
men under arrest are not sustsined.
The United States authorities have de-
oided to proceed against the plunderers
iSA bAcoAAok AAt~ 0~Fca1Aio1e SO1aoa
cars.
The Pennsylvania Company an
uounced today that i've days would be
given to those having Ia their posses
sion goods stolen from their trains, in
which TO return the same and NO ques-
tioDs would be asked and no further in
vestiestion would follow IL the goods are
returned.
The evidence is continually aecuma
latino that the peculations on the Pan
handle Railroad have BEEN much larger
than we're reported by the officials ana
others who were perhaps interested in
placing the Losses at the lowest figure.
II has been stated by q detective bureau
Of this city that the stelen goods stored
in the rear OF Gilkesou's private Offices
ascreRate 800 900 worth Of valuables.
Farther evidence Of the magnitude Of
theft is contained In the statement of
John Hampton, who has been attending
20 TIE legal end Of the case. He says
IL the officials Of the Panhandle road
desired the arrest of all Of the employees
of the road who wers directly or indi-
rectly concerned with the robbeFies, il
operation Of the road.
stated that there we're at least 160 in
formations containing an average Of 8
persons each. The detectives speak of
the probability that some Of the enei-
neers and fiFsmsn are among tbs guilty
trainmen. Detective Gilkeson when
asked about this, would not deny or con-
firm is. He said that ths engineers and
firemen we're hne body Of men and
would not be arrested in connection
with the present difficulty.
Large Establishment Burned In Chi
cago.
CHICAGO, April 13.-John McGrath's
wall paper house at log Wabash avenue
and located 10 five-stoFy marble front
building, was burned early this msrn-
ing. The stock is an entire loss, and
the building is irreparably ipjared.
Pipemau Michael Barns was standing
in the fourth-story window when sheet
sf fame burst ont. envelopinR him He
fell into the mass inside. John Herblie
was climbing q ladder TO the second
story when IL slipped and be fell TO the
sidewalk, crushing bis skull. Captain
Fred Freese had his leg broken by
falling stone. The fire vas discovered
at 3:2S a. N. When the iremen arrived
il wss in the center OF the buildinR,
but even before hose could be brought
20 bear upon IL the flames had jumped
from that story above and below and
seized quickly upon all the inhamable
stuff within reach. The hsors we're
loaded. A second aRd third alsrm we're
turned in, and twenty engines we're soon
working upoa the building. Twenty
fiFemeu said they had never seen 30
rapid and complete q destructisn Of
so large an establishment before. Tbs
Ere was out about O'Clock, and owing
TO the sxertions Of the fremen very lit
tie il any damage was done TO the ad-
joining buildings. The loss, II is sup
posed. will be about 100000 on stock
and $50, 900 on the building. The insuF-
ance is said 10 be small.
This loss on the stock Is found to be
much greater than was 0rst supposed,
and will aggregate 500, OOO with only
ESQ. 600 Insurance. The loss on the build
ing is $40. GOO. fully insured.
war Amone stove Moulders.
PrrrsBuRs, April l3.-The war be-
sveen the stove moulders and manufae-
turers has reached Pittsburg, aud fram
the present indications there will b. a
general strike within q few daya Tie
manufacturers have formed an alliance
known a. the '.Stove Founders National
Defense Association" which will coz
duct the warfare on the part Of the
marufactarsrs. Today the members Of
the Defense Association 10 this city re-
eaiyed a confidential circular from ID.
NJ. Thomas. Secretary OF the Defense
Association. which states thst patterns
of the boy cotted 81. Louis firm, Bridge,
Beach 4 Co. will be cent 10 ell tae
manufacturers in the cSuntFy and thst
on certain days the firms uill be notified
sy telegraph 20 have m0uidin9s made
1 frou same paiteEns. The mouideFs in
shis city say they will refuse 10 mould
/ from these patterns, and that any -
| tempt 10 force them 10 do 30 will pre-
ciritate q strike 10 the foundries % the
country. The General Executive Csm-
| mitfee Of the N4tionsl DsfeBse Ass0cia-
/ ton Is nov 10 session at Cleveland ar
ranging the details Of the forthcoming
hRht.
Return 81 the Cassaways.
HKw YoKK. April IS. - The steamer
Fiamb0roagh, from BrTmudA, bF uehi
the csptein and Eelve sssnssn and Mrs.
Mrs. WasnamAker, lady passenger. Of
/ sha sfsaner sara9ossa abandoned 81
asa- The 6sFsgossa !. Il BslffmoEs for
1 Port Asztnnis on the isth nit. See wss
Abandoned en the morning % tbs = !
| Ia . ssvsfe storm, and sank s0on after
/ wasf. The esstswsys we're picked &c
/ il sn sxtansted caDditioa after being IA
/ The life boats for twenty ven hours
I By the bark Bachelor. ard frsu ferrsd
- the tu2 beat which landed tsem Al
Berr ods- sh r. they took passage ou
I the FlsmboFo agh-
Vast Pay fhe Fuli Amsust
OMGHA. ApgiI i3.-fne National Opera
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fer san FFansas.5 iEaueaiatziy sfter tie
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| uets men5srs 81 the egnrnny haVe
besn amusing themselves dsring the
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